Surname

Kawasaki

Kawasaki (河崎) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + cape, and Wikidata lists 15 notable people with this family name.

か · わ · さ · き · かわさき
Written河崎かわさきriver + cape

What Kawasaki means

河
river
崎
cape

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kawasaki describes a place. Its kanji point to a cape, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Kawasaki

Minoru Kawasaki 河崎 実Japanese film director, screenwriter and producer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji